SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
Discover what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
In this workshop students will work with simple apps to make unique stop motion animations using everyday objects like LEGO’s, clay, and more! On our last day we will end with an animation festival of our creations. Instructor Cynthia Star has fabricated for Laika movies Coraline, ParaNorman and Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken.Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Weekly workshops are held Tuesday, Wednesday, and ThursdayAdult workshops (15+) are 3 PM – 5:30 PM.
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Adult workshops (15+) are 3 PM – 5:30 PM.
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
http://www.mamabirdrecordingco.com/nick-delffs
Nick Delffs is a seeker. He’d never identify himself that way. He’s unassuming and self-effacing, careful to discuss song meanings and biographical details without indulgence or melodrama. Delffs cut his teeth playing basement shows in Portland a dozen years ago, just before that city’s cover was irreversibly blown. It was a time when being musically ambitious meant impressing other local musicians. You were a joke, in that world, if you proclaimed yourself an artist or promoted your band with any zeal. So Delffs would probably find “seeker” a rather grandiose title.
Indigo! The way plants and people bring the blue of sky and sea to cloth. Students will learn about fascinating indigo. Together we will make an indigo vat, and learn to fold cloth to create patterns. This class is great taken in conjunction with the other dye workshops, but not required. Materials fee for this workshop is $30.
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30 with possible transportation from LB Elementary
- $75/week + materials fee
- All youth Natural Dye Workshops (Four weeks and four Saturdays): 25% off
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-School Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
- *Scholarships Available
Direct dyeing silk with Japanese Indigo plants creates beautiful turquoise blues, colors that can’t be created in any other way. Come immerse yourself in the magic of fresh indigo. This class is great taken in conjunction with the other dye workshops, but not required. Materials fee for this workshop is $30
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Adult Saturday Workshop (youth under 12 accompanied by an adult) 10AM – 2PM
- $50 + materials fee
- Sign up for all Natural Dye Saturday Workshops (four total) 25% off
- *Scholarships Available
In this class students will explore using common local plants to create a variety of yellows, greens, oranges and blacks to make a joyful string of flags for autumn bunting. This class is great taken in conjunction with the other dye workshops, but not required. Materials fee for this workshop is $30
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30 with possible transportation from LB Elementary
- $75/week + materials fee
- All youth Natural Dye Workshops (Four weeks and four Saturdays): 25% off
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-School Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
- *Scholarships Available
Flower dyeing silk to capture summer sunshine. In this workshop we will use flower petals to bundle dye silk pillow covers with many colors for wintertime dreaming. This class is great taken in conjunction with the other dye workshops, but not required. Materials fee for this workshop is $30
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Adult/Youth Saturday Workshop (under 12 accompanied by an adult)
- $50 + materials fee
- Sign up for all Natural Dye Saturday Workshops (four total) 25% off
- *Scholarships Available
Luke Borsten: Presented by Sou’wester Arts
Luke Borsten is a songwriter/saxophone man in Portland. After opening for Amanda Palmer, touring nationally, releasing an album at the Wonder Ballroom, and performing on cruise ships for two years, he’s now looking forward to his first live show of 2021. His energetic, front-porch folk performance style keeps crowds singing and clapping along, and he frequently invites special guests up to perform, making for an eclectic and memorable experience.
Luke’s band, Ghost Towns, recorded part of their album at the Sou’Wester, as part of a week-long artist residency in 2014. When not performing live Luke can be found shooting/editing live videos for bands around Portland, and is currently directing his first music video.
Madder and Cochineal are ancient and rare red dyes with fascinating stories. One comes from a root, the other an insect – both profoundly impacted the world. This week we will explore these fabulous dyes using printing and painting to create patterns that appear magically in the dye pot. This class is great taken in conjunction with the other dye workshops, but not required. Materials fee for this workshop is $30
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30 with possible transportation from LB Elementary
- $75/week + materials fee
- Sign up for all youth Natural Dye Workshops (four weeks and four Saturdays) 25% off
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-School Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
- *Scholarships Available